The Public Service Commission (PSC) has been stopped from filling the position of deputy prison commissioner.
Acting Prisons Commissioner Deopersad Ramoutar obtained an injunction against the PSC over what he says is an “arbitrarily imposed” selection process and interviews for the post of deputy commissioner.
Justice Frank Seepersad granted the late-night injunction on Thursday, stopping all interviews which were carded to continue at 8 am on Friday.
The restraint prevents the PSC from filling the position of deputy commissioner without filling the vacant positions of senior superintendent and assistant commissioner.
Seepersad also granted Ramoutar permission to pursue his judicial review claim over the process.
Ramoutar alleges that the decision taken by the PSC on March 14 to hold a new and “arbitrarily imposed” selection process and interviews amounted to the skipping of ranks to fill the office of deputy commissioner without first filling the positions of senior superintendent and assistant commissioner.
He has also alleged he was ranked first on the merit/seniority list, which the PSC chose to ignore, and, instead, seek to hold a new process and interview.
Ramoutar claims this new interview process was “artificially contrived” and designed to undermine his position on the merit list.
The matter will come up for hearing before Seepersad on Monday.
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